# Accident 19910624023789A: Cessna A188B, Delta, CO, June 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1991, 07:15 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VLQG
- Location: 38.7392° N, 108.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7392&lon=-108.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8278G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278G-2004-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TP500 series (registry code 17050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tp500-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624023789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST FUEL PRESSURE ON SPRAY RUN. ENGINE QUIT. LANDING ON ROAD,STRUCK A SIGN. FUEL PRESSURE LINE BROKE. OVER TORQUED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA089), Jun 24, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8278G), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A RUPTURED FUEL LINE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN INCORRECT FUEL LINE.

## Other reports on N8278G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820611022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611022119A), Jun 11, 1982: Cessna 188B (N8278G), Central, UT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19750404007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750404007429A), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna A188B (N8278G), Caruthersville, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel injectors set too lean.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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